Button



june I0 1924;

BUTTON A Filed Oct. 2 1923 wy. f.

Patented June l0, i924.

HERBERT T. JENKINS, DE FO'RTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 4-SSIG'N'OR TO MORLEYBUTTON MANUFACTURING COTJLPANY, 0F PORTSMOUTH, NEVI HAlVPSHIR/E, A.COR'- POBJATON IJIAINE.

summon.

Application led October 29, 1923. Serial No. 671,299.

To @ZZ whom t ma] concern.'

Be it known that I, HERBERT T. JENKINS, a citizen of the United States,residing vat Portsmouth, in the county of Rockinghaml invention being tomore securely anchor the eye in the head of the button, and particularlythe object of the invention is to securely lock the peg, which assistsin holding the loop inthe button head, without splitting the head.

It has been found that by the use of a peg constructed in accordancewith this invention the percentage of split button heads is verymaterially reduced, in fact such percentage is rendered'almostnegligible. This result is attained and the gist of the inventionresides in providing the shank of the peg with one or more lockingmembers,-pref erably elongated and inclined at an angle to thelongitudinal median plane ofthe peg. These inclined projections arefurthermore preferably provided with tapered ends and are spaced apartfrom the upper end ofthe shank and also may be spaced apart from bothends of the shank.

The invention consists of a button such as hereinafter described andparticularly as pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan View of my improved button.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail front elevation of the loop or eye.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a peg on a very much enlarged scale.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the -peg illustrated in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a sectional plan taken on the line 7*-7 Fig. 54

Fig. 8 is a detail section taken on theline 8 8 of Fig. 5.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

1n the drawings, 10 is the button head which in practice is preferablyformed yof hardened plastic material fsuc'ln as papiermache. 11 is theloop, theends of which are bevelled as at`12. 13 is a peg consisting ofa head 14 and a shank 15. The shank 15 r is provided with a pair ofkdiametrically opposed locking membersl and 17.A Eachfof these members isinclined at an angletothe longitudinal median plane of the peg and intheir preferred form are tapered at opposite ends and also are tape-redfromv the central portion inwardly l,toward the shank, thus forming ovalshaped wedges. Each of the locking members 16 and 17are spaced apartfrom the upper end ofthe shank -15 and preferably' are spaced apart fromthe lower end of said shank. One of the locking members 16 ispositioned-with its upper end further removed fromthe under sideofftheheadlthan is the upperend of the'other locking member 17. i ,y g. (Thebutton is manufactured ,in themanner well known lto thosev skilled inthe art whereby the ends of the loop or eye 11 are driven-'into the headof the button and when so driven, due to the inclined ends thereof, theyspread apart and clinch in said head as illustrated in Fig. 3.Simultaneously with this driving of the ends of the loop into the i headof the button, aholeA 18'is formed in the button headextendingdownwardly from the top thereof. The shankl of therpeg 13 isthenw driven intothe hole 18- and during this driving operation theinclined locking projections 16 and 17 are driven into the head in sucha manner that when the peg has been completely driven into the head,there is a portion of the button head located between the upper ends ofeach of the locking members 16 and 17 and the lower side of the head 14thus preventing the peg from being sis' withdrawn, and also by thisconstruction it is unnecessary to have the shank of thepeg such a tightfit in the hole 18 as would be the case if the locking projections werenot provided. Thus the peg is rmly locked in the button headwithoutsplitting the same. The lower ends of the locking members 16 and 17 arepreferably spaced apart from the lower end of the shank,'thus allowingthe shank to enter the. hole and center the same in the button headbefore the locking projections begin to be forced into the button head.

It Will be noted that the outer edge of the locking members is inclinedtoward the o posite ends of said locking members as Well as the sidesthereof, as illustrated in 1rFig. 8. Thus the forcing apart of thematerial to allow the locking projections to enter the same is gradual.

The shape and location of the locking members contributes to thesuccessful insertion of the Peg Without splitting the button, and alsocontributes to the i'irmness of the location Within the button andobviates the necessity of a very tight fit of the peg in the hole Whichreceives it.

It is evident that Without departing from the spirit of my inventionthat a single locking member may be employed instead of a pair oflocking members as hereinbefore described and as shown in the drawings,and some of the claims are drawn with this construction in view.

I claim:

l. A button comprising a one-part head of hardened plastic material.r aneye formed of a loop of metal having its ends imbedded in the materialof the head, a peg driven into the material of said head between theends of the loop and a locking` member on the shank of said peg imbeddedin the material of the head. f

2. A button comprising a one-part head of hardened plastic material, aneye formed of a loop of metal having its ends imbedded in the materialof the headv` peg driven into the material of said head between the endsof the loop and an elongated locking member on the shank of said pegimbedded in the material of the head and inclined at an angle to thelongitudinal median plane thereof.

3. A button comprising a one-part head of hardened plastic material, aneye formed of a loop of metal having its ends imbedded in the materialof the head, a peg driven into the material of said head between theends of the loop, an elongated locking mem- ,ssa

ber on the shank of said peg imbedded in the material of the head andinclined at an angle to the longitudinal median plane thereof and Withtapered ends.

et. A button comprising a one-part head of hardened plastic material, aneye formed of a loop of metal having its ends imbedded in the materialof the head, a peg driven into the material of said head between theends of the loop and a locking member on the shank of said peg spacedapart from the upper end of said shank and imbedded in the material ofthe head.

5. .A button comprising a one-part head of hardened plastic material, aneye formed of a loop of metal having its ends imbedded in the materialof the head, a peg driven into the material of said head between theends of the loop and a locking member on the shank of, said peg spacedapart from both ends of said shank and imbedded in the material of thehead.

tl. A button comprising a one-part head of hardened plastic material, aneye formed of a loop of metal having its ends imbedded in the materialof the head, a peg driven into the material of said head between theends of the loop and a plurality of locking members spaced apart on theshank of said peg and irnbeddeeL in the material of the head.

7. A button comprising a one-part head of hardened plastic material, aneye formed of a loop of metal having its ends imbedded in the materialof the head, a peg driven into the material of said head between theends of the loop and a pair of diametrically opposed locking members onsaidy shank inclined at an angle to the longitudinal. median planethereof and inclined'in opposite directions thereto and imbedded in thematerial of the head.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence. of twosubscribing witnesses.

HERBERT T. JENKNS. Witnesses z HENRY B. TiL'roN, ELLEN Monnrssnr.

